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Where does “Ἐρέτρια” come from?

Ἐρέτρια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τρῐᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Ἐρέτρια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τρῐᾰ—
2Proto-Indo-European-trih₂Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Ἐρέτρια”

  • Eretria
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